The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is sought for questioning in connection with a forcible touching incident that occurred in Williamsbridge, located in the 47th precinct.
On Friday, Oct. 22, at approximately 11.22 p.m., the individual approached a 22-year-old female victim in front of 3353 Boston Road and grabbed her buttocks.
According to New York Penal Code §130.52, the legal definition of forcible touching is touching the intimate or sexual parts of another person to receive sexual satisfaction or for no legitimate reason at all. Forcible touching is a misdemeanor, Class A, and not a felony like most other sexual offenses.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.